New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-18

| 90 her best"
"Do you believe that the Volunteer can beat the
Thistle lot 1t blow hard or let it blow light and think
that the Maynower would stand good chance with
Of for the
s the SS1 could Sfi 8:
carried her san op.
longer In the racoi"
"certanly she could have carried It. n,wa. hauled
rinSat IT, IN such strong wind twas merely mat
what do you think Of the behavior Of the Thistsi"
was paying 700 much attention 70 the Msyhswsr to
down she had all the canvas that she wanted and did
not seem that she was being held back at ALL but emily
~. pTO0Ss: that Myarw:: Win I: at Port
and the ors ss % her 81
were packed up 10 be stored away on shore: Mr..
and unexpected ills whispered that he getting rather
tired OF her. Since he purchased her she has been
aud three times she finished behind the Puritan In the
cruise Of the Yacht Club she lost three races
that followed after the damag: had been made good.
shi s U and S 5
everybody knows that she is the seeondbsst boat in
at the wheel himself the second reach 1t might have
been only coincidence but in that reach the Volunteer
| beat her worse than she did In the first.
COMMENTS ON THE RACE.
| A ripple Of comment followed in the wake OF the
yachts after the eventful Friday To collect and
present all the opinions expressed would be like record
ing game of contradictions" cross quest and
crooked answers" because many American yachtsTen
that the Thistle ia dsarmed Of all her terrors
that there occasion to fear her. and that the
big races will be repetition Of Fridays with the Thistle
| In the Mayaower's place Caedonians on the other
| hand stanCh believers In the merits OF their
fav0rlte craft and even some American experts
not by any certain of the result They still
| fear the Thistle in light wind When Commodore
the NewYOrk Yacht Club and thus graphically told a
friend what he of the race which he had paid
| particular attention to the Thistle's doings:
"when the guns fired the Volunteer and Maynower
both crossed the line The Thistle mad already gone
threequarters OF mile in that direction with only her
mansai, working topsai lib, and forestays sail set The
other boats with malnsail, club topsa spnna-
ker. and balloon jib topsa Certainly they overhauled
her quickly; but stern chase Is Icing one. was sur
prsed see how subbornly she got along with that
light sail 1t only shows that with the wind blowing
hard sometimes to give boat more sail makes her re-
sistance greater burying her deeper In the wafer
Finally the Volunteer passed the Thistle. Volunteer
down her spinnsEer and the only difference between
her and the other boats WAS tha sae saa an
sails and club topsails Asthey approached the wind
1nteer took therspnnakers and big balloon b
| topsails and set b and forestsysails.
that the Thiste had club topsail Sometimes the
Thistle sheered off little and then came up as play.
freshenng. and they had gone far before the May
flower took In her club topsa leaving her working top
sail only, thus becoming the sane the Thistle. From
that time seemed that the Thistle people kept her at
serve she seemed to have as much wind as she could
carry The Volunteer kept GA with club topsal for some
distance They all stretched to the next turning point
and there it that the Maynower and Thistle seemed
to have a close contest Tue Thistle seemed TO gain
little and then fall OF; then there pretty even
run; but the Mayfowcr was certainly making good
Weather as the Thistle. and the Volunteer was making
better weather than either Altar they got round that
point both the Mayaower and Thistle housed their top
mp water pretty lively. The Volunteer kept on with her
I've had splendid view of the boats and when they
turned the next point then for the first time they came
sssp ON the e a% h s s
flower seemed to ouifoot her lrtle but the Thistle
tackled further TO the wlndward than the Thistle Ny
opinion was that the Thistle did little better wind
her when they came in at the close could that
there was any difference in this state OF affairs The
could nave tackled sooner than she did and ptssed
they were in doubt whether come II they had
about they aid have crossed further to
flower; it seemed to the conditions pretty
even. But you must consider along with all tais that
be foul. and she towing small boat and carrying
Others on "9s nng my II 'f v
faster than the Maynower on twenty miles TO the wind
ward and back with the same wind IA to-day Inc May
| flower had too much and the Volunteer had just her
wind r.,.,,. ,,.u. mo ,ou,, ,,a. oh. had all
the sail she could comfortably get along with. We have
seen enough OF der already to know mat she s SIP
be gat enough IN the twenty mile race TO wIadw~rd
| circumstances If were betting man would risk
four the Volunteer in that race In the other
light wind the Thistle ought TO he dangerous
competitor. But don't see how any one can say she
did not sail her best today Il she had been mas centre
pulled her rd and said she had not done so well on
| heard Tom Harrison remarking on how she ugged
and got all that water into her He sal she shipped t
forward aud IL went clear ait and over iIs quite ev
must 90 down"
SATISFIED WITH THE RESULT.
Commodore Gerry, OF the New York Yacht Club. said:
81 have doubted that shall be able TO retain
the cup That OF course means that confident the
Volunteer will win They copy our models. but they
can't from Mr.. Burgess and General Paine As
team they can't be matched any where. regard Mr..
Burgess the best yacht designer and General Paine
| the be I yacht sailor infio world"
tits uaGcrslood that the Police Commissioners pre-
pared send The poiceoat Patrol over the course In
yachts Commodore Gerry said that the boat might en-
were arranged that she would respond to signals from
the regatta committee indicating In what quarters her
services needed TO keep too inquiSitve steamboats,
at bay. a., ., -
ter which stealnboatmen would do well To heed.
AZ sincerely trust" ho said that during the inter
| Ioas with either whistles guns will defer any
esasns OF delight of salute until after the fact OF
flagship etaer by gun or whistle On the occasion The
last international races just the REGATTA COMMITTEES
| were On tho poiht 'ahiHs the ZINC VI 9scnto
| they In, boat would blow
q whistle another would fire gun.
thereby dsractng the attention OF the committee from
the almportant question OF time In close race such
this promises 10 be- this IL matter worth considering
| and steamboats, should similarly restrain themselves
when the yachts are rounding stakeboats In race until
the official signal that their time has been taken Is
given"
Handsome Ncils Olsen the superintendent OF the club
rooms is telling all his friends that he such
! fine race He thinks that the Mayhower was over
rowded and that the Volunteers superiority her
and the Scotch yacht as well was shown beyond
doubt He says that tho boats were right In the same
wind and IL stea iy wind all there
favorable spots about 1t; the one OF the
farest we'll OF the finest sailed In Amcri
waters
Among old salts there Is general feeling OF sasfac
ton at the result Francis Hopkins, Tom HARRISON,
| Captain Joe" Ellsworth aud number Of other
pcrts held general rejoicing after the race Captain
Ellsworth wasn't board the Mayhower, he that
to be distinctly understood. III tell ye why didn't
sail her. he remarked In burst OF confidence. 1t